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Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 600.8 Treatment of a branch campus.

A branch campus of an eligible proprietary institution of higher education or a postsecondary vocational institution must be in existence for at least two years as a branch campus after the branch is certified as a branch campus before seeking to be designated as a main campus or a free-standing institution.

[59 Fed. Reg. 22,340 (Apr. 29, 1994), as amended at 64 Fed. Reg. 58,616 (Oct. 29, 1999); 67 Fed. Reg. 67,070 (Nov. 1, 2002)]

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 600.9 State authorization.

(a)(1) An institution described under §§ 600.4, 600.5, and 600.6 is legally authorized by a State if the State has a process to review and appropriately act on complaints concerning the institution including enforcing applicable State laws, and the institution meets the provisions of paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), or (b) of this section.

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 600.11 Special rules regarding institutional accreditation or preaccreditation.

(a) Change of accrediting agencies.

(1) For purposes of §§ 600.4(a)(5)(i), 600.5(a)(6), and 600.6(a)(5)(i), the Secretary does not recognize the accreditation or preaccreditation of an otherwise eligible institution if that institution is in the process of changing its accrediting agency, unless the institution provides the following to the Secretary and receives approval:

(i) All materials related to its prior accreditation or preaccreditation.

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 600.12 Severability.

If any provision of this subpart or its application to any person, act, or practice is held invalid, the remainder of the subpart or the application of its provisions to any person, act, or practice shall not be affected thereby.

[84 Fed. Reg. 58,916 (Nov. 1, 2019)]

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Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 668.1 Scope.

(a) This part establishes general rules that apply to an institution that participates in any student financial assistance program authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Title IV, HEA program). To the extent that an institution contracts with a third-party servicer to administer any aspect of the institution’s participation in any Title IV, HEA program, the applicable rules in this part also apply to that servicer.

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 668.2 General definitions.

(a) The following definitions are contained in the regulations for Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended, 34 CFR part 600:

(1) Accredited.

(2) Award year.

(3) Branch campus.

(4) Clock hour.

(5) Correspondence course.

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 668.3 Academic year.

(a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, an academic year for a program of study must include—

(1)(i) For a program offered in credit hours, a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time; or

(ii) For a program offered in clock hours, a minimum of 26 weeks of instructional time; and

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 668.4 Payment period.

(a) Payment periods for an eligible program that measures progress in credit hours and uses standard terms or nonstandard terms that are substantially equal in length. For a student enrolled in an eligible program that measures progress in credit hours and uses standard terms (semesters, trimesters, or quarters), or for a student enrolled in an eligible program that measures progress in credit hours and uses nonstandard terms that are substantially equal in length, the payment period is the academic term.

Student Loan Law: 34 C.F.R. § 668.9 Relationship between clock hours and semester, trimester, or quarter hours in calculating Title IV, HEA program assistance.

(a) In determining the amount of Title IV, HEA program assistance that a student who is enrolled in a program described in § 668.8(k) is eligible to receive, the institution shall apply the formula contained in § 668.8(l) to determine the number of semester, trimester, or quarter hours in that program, if the institution measures academic progress in that program in semester, trimester, or quarter hours.

Access to Utility Service: 7.2.5.2.3 The basic electric utility hardship customer arrearage forgiveness plan

In 2003, Connecticut amended its statutory basis for an arrearage forgiveness program to provide for the participation of electric companies in offering such programs.402 The statutory amendment provided that a residential customer using electricity for heat403 may be eligible to have monies due and owing deducted from the customer’s delinquent account, provided the customer meets prescribed criteria.

Access to Utility Service: 7.2.5.2.4 The relationship between energy efficiency and arrearage forgiveness

While not mandated by statute or regulation, Connecticut’s natural gas utilities offered participants in their respective arrearage forgiveness programs energy efficiency services from the inception of their programs.411 Southern Connecticut Gas, for example, reported to the DPUC that its list of arrearage forgiveness program participants would be “used by its Conservation Department to provide likely candidates for its CPRU [Conservation Program to Reduce Uncollectibles].”412 The integration of

Access to Utility Service: 7.2.5.3.2 The disapproved Laclede Gas Catch-Up/Keep-Up pilot program

In September 2002, Laclede Gas Company filed a proposed arrearage forgiveness program with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC). Under the proposed “Catch-Up/Keep-Up Plan,” the company would use discounts obtained through its transportation gas rates, in part, to fund the reduction of arrears for low-income customers. According to the Missouri PSC, the Catch-Up/Keep-Up tariff

Access to Utility Service: 7.2.5.3.3 The approved Laclede Gas Catch-Up/Keep-Up pilot program

Subsequent to the Missouri PSC’s rejection of Laclede’s proposed Catch-Up/Keep-Up program, Laclede Gas, PSC staff and the Office of Public Counsel stipulated in Laclede’s 2005 rate case that “a low-income energy assistance program . . . should be approved by the Commission.”435 The settlement of the 2005 rate case included a natural gas rate increase of roughly $8.5 million, compared to the $39 million originally requested by Laclede Gas. The PSC approved the low-income sections of the stipulation without discussion.

Access to Utility Service: 11.4.2 Emergency Calls Using TRS

One critical issue with the internet-based relay services is the ability of the callers to make emergency calls. While consumers using traditional TTY service can place a call directly to the appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP), calls using a relay service are sent to a communications assistant who must place the call to the appropriate PSAP. Relay services using the internet pose special challenges because of the current difficulty in identifying the location of the caller.

Access to Utility Service: 11.4.4 Video Accessibility

In 2010, in response to the growing presence of video programming on the internet, Congress passed the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) in order to enable individuals with disabilities to access new, emerging technologies. Targeted toward manufacturers of communications and video equipment, the Act requires that services and equipment be provided in an equally accessible manner.

Access to Utility Service: 11.4.5 Services for the Deaf-Blind

The CVAA directed the FCC to establish rules defining as eligible for funding support programs that distribute specialized customer premises equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind. In 2011, the FCC issued rules establishing the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) pilot program. The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau launched the pilot program on July 1, 2012.